When you visit a public or private establishment, the owners of that property are legally responsible to ensure the safety of all customers and visitors. This means that they should provide a safe environment where all visitors face minimal risk of injury. You would be surprised how often people in grocery stores, retail centres and amusement parks become injured from the products or services provided at these locations.
If you obtain an injury from a public or private property, you can make a claim for public liability.
As long as you are an Australian employee, any compensation that you seek due to injuries that you may acquire while on the job should be claimed through your employer's workers' compensation insurance policy. However, since workplace injuries are not commonplace, it is not surprising to find that a great number of employees do not know what to expect from filing this claim.
Generally, once you are injured and file a claim, the insurer will conduct an investigation to determine the legitimacy of your claim.
